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CVE-2012-3443

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The django.forms.ImageField class in the form system in Django before 1.3.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 completely decompresses image data during image validation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by uploading an image file.

How to fix

Remediation Available
python-djangoDebian
Fixed in:1.4.1-1CVE-2012-3443
Fixed in:1.4.1-1CVE-2012-3443
Fixed in:1.4.1-1CVE-2012-3443
Fixed in:1.4.1-1CVE-2012-3443

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

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